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After 5wk hidose ferritin injection course. ferritin still = 6, haemoglobin down from 120 to 110. c dr on mon, but any ideas? 27/f/omnivore
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You are losing blood: Indeed you are not being able to correct your Iron levels. You are losing blood. The most common place is the gastrointestinal tract (Stomach and Colon). Please see your internist for a referral to a gastroenterologist, seems like you need endoscopy
Answered 6/20/2014
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